The technician of the Sevilla FCXavi García Pimienta, faces this coming Sunday one of the objectives that has most stuck with the white and red team in the last two decades: beating Barcelona at home. A statistic that does not discourage the Catalan, who knows his next rival very intimately. «The statistics are there to break, I think it is time and we are going to try by all means to get those three points there. My experience at the club does not give you an advantage. They have a very polished way of working and a playing style. It doesn’t matter that a German coach comes, he continues to do well,” Pimienta explained in the press conference prior to this duel.
Regarding his extensive career at Barcelona, the coach has recognized that it is not just any match: «It is a special match. I’ve been there 28 years, it’s been my home. Last year was the first time I faced Barcelona, now it is the third. When the match starts, each one will fight for their interests and Sevilla is going to go for the game from the first hour and I am sure that we will have our options.”
Regarding the state of the group, Pimienta is aware that the group cannot relax, despite the good dynamics of results in the last section: «This is football and results are what rulebut whether or not I am on the right path is determined by the confidence of the players, and that makes me calm. We went through a process of doubts regarding results, leaving aside Vitoria, which can never happen, but all the rest of us had done many things well and the results were consistent. The players believe in the way of training and in the project and that shows me the way, they are convinced and it reassures me to continue, although we cannot relax, we have only played 9 games and we have to continue improving.”
Until eleven Sevilla players have been with their national teams in this league break, a panorama from which the coach has shown his chest: «The group is good, there have been two weeks between one game and the next and the greatness of this club has meant that many have gone with their national teams. They have all returned well and we are happy and we now have a very demanding match against the leader and we have to be at 100% for this beautiful challenge. We are Sevilla and they are used to fighting face to face with the greats. Mentally motivated and convinced of competing with all the First Division teams.
Regarding Barcelona, García Pimienta has been aware of the difficulty of the duel: «This Sunday’s opponent is the best because the classification now says so. They are the team that has the most ball and they have been playing like this for many years. We have to be very concentrated when they have the ball and be very solidbut without giving up that when we have it, what we want happens. If they have an uncomfortable match, they suffer and what we want happens, we will have our opportunities and we have arguments to make that happen.”
«I hope for a game whereand they are going to want the ball and attack uspress us up and after a loss they do very well with a very high line. Many of the things they do draw attention, so we have to be very cautious, not to take that forward line where they leave you offside and try to take advantage of that as an advantage for us as well. “You have to know how to compete and know how to suffer, which is going to happen to us on many occasions,” he concluded.
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